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Communications and Public Affairs Officer

The Employment Related Services Association (ERSA), the representative body for the employment support sector, is seeking to appoint a Communications and Public Affairs Officer.

The successful individual will be joining ERSA at an exciting time. The organisation has seen substantial growth in membership, resource, profile and influence. Reporting to the Head of Policy and Communications, this role will support the delivery of ERSA’s parliamentary and public affairs function, plus its communications work including press and social media. ERSA is a busy working environment. As such, the role is likely to suit a dynamic individual able to juggle multiple workstreams and work on their own initiative, whilst contributing willingly to the wider team. The successful candidate will join a small team based in central London.

While working hours are 9am to 5pm, flexibility is required to accommodate events, busy workloads and project timetables. There are opportunities for working flexibly, as well as job sharing.

About ERSA

Established in 2005, ERSA is the sector body for organisations either delivering or with an interest in employment support services. ERSA has over 250 members, including private sector organisations, national charities, housing associations and local authorities. Three quarters of its membership is not for profit. ERSA members deliver a wide range of back to work schemes, including national government-commissioned programmes and specialist disability employment programmes, plus programmes funded by European money, charitable funding, social investment, local government and organisations’ own core funds.

ERSA works to ensure that a diverse sector is able to deliver the best possible employment support services against a sometimes challenging political and economic backdrop. ERSA’s role is threefold: to represent and explain the sector to a range of audiences; to help drive up standards within the sector to benefit current and future jobseekers, providers and commissioners; and to lead thinking on public policy relevant to jobseekers and the employment sector. The scope of ERSA’s work is broad: its policy areas cover issues related to programme design and operations, disability employment, youth unemployment, welfare reform, skills, employment of ex-offenders, among many others. ERSA also operates regional/devolved national networks in Scotland, Greater Manchester and London, with the West Midlands network due to launch this year.

Key responsibilities

Assisting in the design of communications and public affairs strategies;

Working with the Head of Policy and Communications and the Chief Executive on the development of policy in some defined areas. These policy areas may be flexed to accommodate the interest and knowledge of the successful candidate;